religiose

See also: religiöse and religiøse

English

Adjective

religiose (comparative more religiose, superlative most religiose)

1. Superficially religious, especially in an affected or sentimental way.

   Verdi's Mass seems more religiose than religious.

Related terms

• religious
• religion

Italian

Adjective

religiose

1. feminine plural of religioso

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re.li.ɡiˈoː.se/, [rɛlʲɪɡiˈoːs̠ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.li.d͡ʒiˈo.se/, [relid͡ʒiˈɔːs̬e]

Adjective

religiōse

1. vocative masculine singular of religiōsus

References

• “religiose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “religiose”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• religiose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.